Deborah Bartlett

Deborah was born in Upminster, Essex to Yvette (nee McCartney) and Philip Bartlett. She began ballet lessons at age three. She moved to West Yorkshire aged seven years old. Aged nine she gave up dance lessons to play the piano. Aged thirteen she appeared in her first short film as an extra and performed on stage, as a member of the choir. with West End star Peter Karrie on his 'With Friends' tour at both the Bradford Alhambra and the Grand Opera House in York . Aged 15 she met her first singing teacher, qualified soprano and opera singer Rhiannon Gayle, who guided her through Grade Five Classical and Grade Six Musical Theatre exams. During this time Deborah passed her grade two piano exam and worked up to a grade five standard for Music GCSE. After excelling in Music in high school she attended Harrogate College and did a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts. She completed the BTEC with the equivalent of two A's and a B at A-Level. After college she went to Staffordshire University